EP 2916488 A1 20150909 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING SOFTWARE OF DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION DEVICE
Title (en)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING SOFTWARE OF DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION DEVICE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR AUFRÜSTUNG EINER SOFTWARE FÜR EINE VERTEILTE KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE MISE À NIVEAU D'UN LOGICIEL DE DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION RÉPARTI
Publication
Application
Priority
- CN 201210428526 A 20121101
- CN 2013082411 W 20130827
Abstract (en)
Provided is a software upgrading method for a distributed communication device, and the method includes: softwares are upgraded in sequence in the main control units and the line card, new and old versions of a software are enabled to run simultaneously, and the new version of the software is enabled to replace seamlessly the old version of the software so as to enter a running state through active/standby state inversion of the active main control unit and the standby main control unit as well as control of an active/standby running state of the new and old versions of the software on the line card. Further disclosed is a software upgrading system for a distributed communication device. By means of the technical solutions according to the disclosure, the software of the forwarding plane of the line card is upgraded as required so as to avoid unnecessary service interruption arisen from the software upgrading, thus improving reliability and availability of services, avoiding severe economic loss resulted from the service interruption and improving user experiences.
IPC 8 full level
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06F 8/656 (2018.01); H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 41/0859 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2916488 A1 20150909; EP 2916488 A4 20151125; EP 2916488 B1 20190410; CN 102937925 A 20130220; CN 102937925 B 20150812; WO 2014067330 A1 20140508
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13851276 A 20130827; CN 201210428526 A 20121101; CN 2013082411 W 20130827